Hum HindustaniHum Hindustani (Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

: (हम हिन्दुस्तानी) (Translation

Indian English

Indian English is an umbrella term used to describe dialects of the English language spoken primarily in the Republic of India.As a result of British colonial rule until Indian independence in 1947 English is an official language of India and is widely used in both spoken and literary contexts...

 We Hindustani people ) is a 1960 Hindi movie produced by S Mukherjee and directed by Ram Mukherjee. The film stars Sunil Dutt

Sunil Dutt

Sunil Dutt , born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor , producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government...

, Joy Mukherjee

Joy Mukherjee

- Family Background :Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth familyJoy Mukherjee is the son of Sashadhar Mukherjee and Sati Devi. His father was a successful producer and a co-founder of Filmalaya Studios. His paternal uncle is director Subodh Mukherjee, whilst his maternal uncles were Ashok Kumar and...

, Asha Parekh

Asha Parekh

Asha Parekh is a Bollywood actress, director, and producer. She was one of the top stars in Hindi films from 1959 to 1973.-Early life:...

, Jagirdar, Helen

Helen

In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy , also known as Helen of Sparta, was the daughter of Zeus and Leda , step-daughter of King Tyndareus, wife of Menelaus and sister of Castor, Polydeuces and Clytemnestra...

, Leela Chitnis

Leela Chitnis

Leela Chitnis was an early actress in the Indian film industry.-Early life:She was born in Dharwar, Karnataka to an English professor. She was one of the first educated film actresses...

, Agha

Agha

Agha, also Aga , as a title for a civil or military officer, or often part of such title, was placed after the name of certain military functionaries in the Ottoman Empire...

 and Sanjeev Kumar

Sanjeev Kumar (actor)

Sanjeev Kumar was one of the most prominent Indian actors in Bollywood.-Personal life and background:Sanjeev Kumar was born as Jariwala in Gujarat to a Gujarati family. His first home was in Surat and family based in Mumbai. A stint in the film school took him to Bollywood, where he eventually...

 in his debut. The film is a remake of "Basu Parivar" (1952).

The films music is by Usha Khanna

Usha Khanna

Usha Khanna is an Indian music director. Regarded as the first established female music director in the Indian film industry, she remained active for more than 3 decades from 1960s to 1980s. She is still active making some music for some movies and television-serials, more than 40 years after her...

. Although, one source has indicated that the film did "above average" business at the box office, Helen said that because the film "flopped," she wasn't offered character roles after this film and was typecast as a dancer.

The film had hit songs like 'Neeli Neeli ghataRaat blkhri hui' 'Chodo kal ki baatein' Mukesh

Mukesh

Mukesh Chand Mathur was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood. He, alongside Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey and Kishore Kumar, left such an impact on the Hindi film industry that they are still remembered to date....

 and 'Hum jab chale to' Mohammad Rafi, 'Maajhi meri kismat ki' Lata

Lata

- People :* Lata Mangeshkar, an Indian playback singer* Lata Pada, Bharatanatyam dancer* Latha Sethupathi, South Indian film actress* Lata , a famous Telugu writer- Places :* Lata Mountain, the highest point in American Samoa...

. This film was Sanjeev Kumar's first film.